# Pong Don Subdistrict, Chae Hom, Lampang Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/chae-hom/pong-don/ Subdistrict · Chae Hom # Pong Don Pong Don is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Chae Hom, Lampang Province. It covers **320.3 km²**. 15 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 320km² - 2mapped services - 463 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pong Don? Pong Don lies in [Chae Hom](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/chae-hom/), [Lampang Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 7 other subdistricts: [Ban On](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/ngao/ban-on/), [Chae Hom](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/chae-hom/chae-hom/), [Mae Suk](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/chae-hom/mae-suk/), [Na Kae](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/ngao/na-kae/), [Pong Tao](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/ngao/pong-tao/), [Thung Phueng](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/chae-hom/thung-phueng/) and [Wichet Nakhon](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/chae-hom/wichet-nakhon/). By area it is the 158th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 26.8% of [Chae Hom](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/chae-hom/). The centre of Pong Don is about 567 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 17 km from Chae Hom, the main town of Chae Hom. The centre point is at 18.7903° N, 99.6988° E. Local names: ปงดอน . Source: [Royal Thai Survey Department via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-tha). ## Villages and localities in Pong Don Open gazetteers list **15 villages, towns and localities** in Pong Don. Settlements here lie between about 310 m and 866 m above sea level (median 463 m). - Ban Chok Fa - Ban Hai - Ban Huai Pong - Ban Huai Sa Nao - Ban Lao Su - Ban Mae Ta Luang - Ban Mae Ta Nai - Ban Mae Ta Phae - Ban Mae Ta Samakkhi - Ban Pang Kho - Ban Pang Mai - Ban Pha Khok - Ban Piang Chai - Ban Pong Don - Ban Yao Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Pong Don Named natural and historic features inside Pong Don, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 7 rivers and streams; 3 reservoirs and tanks; 1 dam. - Ang Kep Nam Huai Pop - Ang Kep Nam Mae Mae - Ang Kep Nam Mae Ta - Huai Mae Yuak - Huai Ton Hai - Khuan Chae Hom - Nam Mae Cho Fa - Nam Mae Han - Nam Mae Mae - Nam Mae Poi - Nam Mae Ta ### Hills and mountains 5 mountains. - Doi Pha Khok · 1,201 m - Doi Bo Si Liam · 1,125 m - Doi Pha Luem · 734 m - Doi Mae Yuak · 646 m - Doi Mae Yuak · 634 m Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Pong Don and the best time to visit Using the climate of Chae Hom, the warmest month is Apr (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Dec (20 °C). About 1,189 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (219 mm) and the driest Feb (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 15 Feb 24 5 Mar 27 24 Apr 30 60 May 28 184 Jun 26 140 Jul 26 159 Aug 25 219 Sep 25 215 Oct 24 124 Nov 22 32 Dec 20 11 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pong Don Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital อนามัยปงดอน · Pong Don 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.75970&mlon=99.60979#map=17/18.75970/99.60979) Bank ธ.ก.ส. สาขาแจ้ห่ม · Chae Hom 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.70721&mlon=99.57185#map=17/18.70721/99.57185) Petrol pump Junction 1287 · Wichet Nakhon 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.75632&mlon=99.57088#map=17/18.75632/99.57088) Hotel บ้านห้วยแต · Mae Suk 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.77818&mlon=99.58189#map=17/18.77818/99.58189) Mall พิมพาแอสเสท · Chae Hom 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.70842&mlon=99.56950#map=17/18.70842/99.56950) School โรงเรียนบ้านทุ่งฮ้าง · Thung Phueng 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.88372&mlon=99.67045#map=17/18.88372/99.67045) College วิทยาลัยการอาชีพแจ้ห่ม · Chae Hom 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.72487&mlon=99.58893#map=17/18.72487/99.58893) Police station Check Point · Mae Suk 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.82182&mlon=99.59588#map=17/18.82182/99.59588) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Pong Don Places mapped inside Pong Don in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other subdistricts in Chae Hom - Ban Sa - Chae Hom - Mae Suk - Mueang Mai - Thung Phueng - Wichet Nakhon ## Quick answers - Where is Pong Don?In Chae Hom, Lampang Province, Thailand - What borders Pong Don?Ban On, Chae Hom, Mae Suk, Na Kae, Pong Tao, Thung Phueng and Wichet Nakhon - How many villages are in Pong Don?15 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Pong Don?Settlements lie between 310 m and 866 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Pong Don?3 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Pong Don?Doi Pha Khok (1,201 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Pong Don?November to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Pong Don?อนามัยปงดอน, about 10.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pong Don?ธ.ก.ส. สาขาแจ้ห่ม, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pong Don?Junction 1287, about 14 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Pong Don?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Pong Don?TH520603 (OCHA common operational dataset)